Sökning: "language impairment methods"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 25 avhandlingar innehållade orden language impairment methods.

1. 11. Attitude to Speech and Communication in Individuals Born with Cleft Lip and Palate

   Författare :Christina Havstam; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; cleft lip and palate; speech; communicative attitude; participation; satisfaction with speech; self-assessment; qualitative methods; grounded theory; interview; speech assessment;

   Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to explore and describe how individuals who are born with a cleft lip and palate experience their communicative situation, how they perceive their speech and whether their views correlate with the results of speech assessments made by specialised speech-language pathologists (SLPs). Both quantitative and qualitative methods were used. LÄS MER

3. 12. Computer-based speech therapy using visual feedback with focus on children with profound hearing impairments

   Författare :Anne-Marie Öster; David House; James Mahshie; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Speech technology; hearing-imparment; speech therapy; visual feedback; second language learning; computer-based speech training; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis presents work in the area of computer-based speech therapy using different types of visual feedback to replace the auditory feedback channel. The study includes diagnostic assessment methods prior to therapy, type of therapy design, and type of visual feedback for different users during different stages of therapy for increasing the efficiency. LÄS MER

4. 13. Exploring childhood apraxia of speech : speech and language profiles in 5-year-olds with suspected apraxia of speech or cleft palate

   Författare :Ann Malmenholt; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : Introduction and aims: Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a speech sound disorder (SSD) lacking a quantifiable measure discriminating all cases of CAS from other SSDs. This project aimed at exploring CAS using different perspectives when examining speech and language difficulties commonly seen in 5-year-old children with suspected CAS or children with repaired cleft palate (CP±L). LÄS MER

5. 14. Aphasia in acute stroke

   Författare :Ann Charlotte Laska; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Acute stroke; aphasia; atrial fibrillation; depression; drug treatment; prognosis; speech and language therapy;

   Sammanfattning : Aphasia is a language impairment due to a brain lesion, usually in the left hemisphere, and is a common symptom in acute stroke. The aims of this thesis were to evaluate aphasia in acute stroke patients, to assess spontaneous language recovery, to evaluate the test instruments, to evaluate the efficacy of drug treatment, and speech and language therapy for recovery of aphasia, and to assess the possibility to reliable identify depression in aphasic patients. LÄS MER

7. 15. Diagnosis and recovery patterns in patients with apraxia of speech after stroke

   Författare :Helena Hybbinette; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : Background: Stroke is a leading cause of adult disability. One of its most common consequences is a communication disorder. Beside aphasia (a language disorder), a motor speech disorder may occur, manifested as dysarthria or apraxia of speech (AOS). LÄS MER